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7/22:
Looking for something to occupy your more "theatrical"
offspring? Camp Showtime is now in session!!
7/21:
Just dropped off some new 30A decals to Sara & Margaret at PJ's Coffee and Planet Smoothie in Redfish Village. Get 'em while they're hot!
7/20:
Pick up your free 30A decal from the wonderfully fit and friendly ladies at WaterColor Workout.
7/20:
Take a blanket, the kids and a bottle of vino to the Gulf Place amphitheater tonight from 7 - 9pm for a free concert by Something to Yield.
7/19:
According to TMZ.com and AOL news, Carrie Underwood was recently spotted frolicking along Destin's beaches in a skimpy bikini. Jeff Foxworthy was also spotted in WaterColor, although thankfully not in a bikini.
7/18:
Drop by Fonville Press tonight from 5-9pm for an "Après Beach" party featuring Christy Campbell and Pat Boone (I'm just telling you what it says)... oh, and to pick up a free 30A decal for your car or forehead.
7/18:
Like to win a beautiful new $1 million coastal home? Thought you might. Check out the new WindMark Idea House Giveaway.
7/17:
Congrats to WaterColor's brand spankin' new Ogden Museum of Southern Art for making headlines in The New York Post this week!
7/11:
Be sure to pick up a free 30A decal the next time you order some Pizza by the Sea.
7/10:
Congrats to George and his team at "Smiling Fish Café" for this Walton Sun article. Smiling Fish is certainly a family fav, and a 30A treasure.
7/10:
After seeing the results of our recent "great burger" poll, I had to go try the burger at Flip-Flops Grill for myself. Doesn't get any better than that, folks! Jimmy B. would be proud.
7/9:
Pick up a brand new FREE "30A" decal at PJ's Coffee, Funky Cold Medina, Sundog Books, Amavida Coffee, Aqua Fine Art, Central Square Records, Seagrove Village Market Café, Flip-Flops Grill and WaterColor Workout. More locations coming soon...
7/8:
Be sure to check out the new "Aqua Fine Art" gallery in Seaside, featuring the art of Natalie Boos, among others. I love Natalie's New Orleans influences, and I love her super high-energy personality even more!
7/8:
I hear Avery Johnson enjoyed a tour of the courtyard homes of Alys Beach on Saturday.
7/7:
The kids are really soaking up the summer. Just signed 'em up for Ride On Surf School and they LOVE it.
7/6:
Jessica Simpson and boyfriend Tony Romo have been spotted strolling around WaterColor, browsing at Seaside, dining at Café Thirty-A, picking up a to-go order from P.F. Chang's, and enjoying the nightlife at Bud & Alley's. This is the second time in a month that Jessica's visited 30A.
7/6:
Seaside's FIRED UP is more family fun than I could have imagined. Our family will return. Often.
WEATHER CONDITIONS:
Current •
Hourly •
Radar •
10-Day •
Moon
BEACH CONDITIONS:
Beach Flags •
BeachCam •
Public Access
FISHING CONDITIONS:
South Walton •
Destin •
Panama City •
Tides
SURF CONDITIONS:
Walton Surf •
Inner Light •
Water Temp
SOCIAL CONDITIONS:
Sowal Scene •
SoWal.com •
30A Radio
• Seagrove Inventor Puts New Angle on Fishing
• Quincy Arts Offers Diversion from Beach
• TDC's Recommendations for Huettel Property
• Fired Up Offers Art as Entertainment
• Bulldog Pizza Makes Home in Freeport
• Smiling Fish is a Café Locals Call Their Own
• Lovelace Interiors Adds Designer Galleries
• 'World Six' Opens in Rosemary Beach
• Grand Gallery Art Series Debuts @ Grand Blvd
• South Walton Soccer Registration Info
• Soccer Alive & Kickin’ in South Walton
• Alys Beach: Tough, Green & Beautiful
• AJC: Rosemary Beach is a Laid-back Enclave
• Iconic Commander’s Palace Opens in Destin
• Okaloosa-Walton College Gets a New Name
• YOLO Announces Stand-Up Paddle Races
• Kilwin's Doesn't Fudge on Great Treats
• Salty Dog Saloon Revives an Institution
• Travelocity & "THE Beach" Announce Alliance
• St. Joe Offers Family Golf Programs
• Caliza Gives Fine Dining an Aquatic Edge
• Seaside Showcased on CMT
• New Airport Flights Land May 2010
• Alaqua Animal Refuge Opens
• Digital Arts Festival Coming to 30A
30A NEWSPAPERS:
Walton Sun •
Destin Log •
NWF Daily
Panama City News Herald •
Beachcomber
30A MAGAZINES:
Thirty-A Review •
Emerald Coast •
VIE
Coastal Homes & Lifestyles •
Destin Magazine
30A WEBSITES:
SoWal Scene •
EmeraldCoast.com
Beaches of South Walton •
SoWal.com
Discover 30A •
Beach TV
Travel 30A •
30A Television
JULY
24:
St. Joe Showcase of Homes
22-25:
Camp Showtime at the Rep
29-1:
Camp Showtime at the Rep
30:
Gulf Coast Comedy Festival
31:
St. Joe Showcase of Homes
AUGUST
7:
St. Joe Showcase of Homes
14:
St. Joe Showcase of Homes
21:
St. Joe Showcase of Homes
23:
Sandestin Triathlon
28:
St. Joe Showcase of Homes
29-31:
Seaside Labor Day Activities
29-31:
Labor Day Sidewalk Sale
30:
Digital Graffiti at Alys Beach
SEPTEMBER
12-14:
Southern Breeze Wine Festival
20-21:
Ultimate Air Dog Championships
20-21:
Grand Taste of the Boulevard
OCTOBER
4:
South Walton Community Yard Sale
11:
Jim Delmauro Rosemary Run
11:
Tunes by the Dunes
18:
Howl*O*Ween Pet Party
24-26:
Route 98 Antique Show
25:
Noche de la Muerte Costume Party
Email us your special 30A events!
Email us your live music & event info!
• Inlet Beach [IB]
• Rosemary Beach [RM]
• Alys Beach [AB]
• Seacrest [SC]
• WaterSound [WS]
• Seagrove [SG]
• Point Washington [PW]
• Seaside [SS]
• WaterColor [WC]
• Grayton Beach [GB]
• Blue Mountain Beach [BM]
• Gulf Place [GP]
• Santa Rosa Beach [SRB]
• Dune Allen [DA]
• Grand Boulevard [BLVD]
• Sandestin [SD]
• Village of Baytowne Wharf [BW]
• Miramar Beach [MB]
Google Map of 30A •
Airport Info
"To find the finest beaches in the world, intrepid Americans might head to Saint Tropez on the French Riviera or perhaps Australia's famed Gold Coast. But the ultimate sun-drenched powder-sand fantasy lies not on some distant shore, but on the coast of Alabama and Northwest Florida."
Coastal Living (May 2008)
"The Panhandle beaches are the finest, whitest sand beaches in the country — probably the world."
Stephen P. Leatherman (a.k.a., Dr. Beach)
Alys Beach was named one of America's "Top Second-Home Spots" and America's "Best Spot for the Design-Savvy."
Forbes.com (April 2008)
"It's stunning: Not half a mile west of Panama City Beach, you fall into the pages of Architectural Digest."
The Washington Post (April 2008)
"I see Route 30A, unofficially the New Urbanist Highway, as a remarkable laboratory of lifestyle."
Travel+Leisure (Feb 2007)
Voted #1 Beach in America
USA Today
"Alys Beach's architecture alone makes the trek worthwhile. Then you see the quality of the construction and it's like you've entered another world."
The New York Post (Feb 2008)
Over 16% of all U.S. beaches certified by the Clean Beaches Council are located in Walton County.
"The beach communities on Scenic Highway 30A somehow manage to drip Southern family charm, pioneer cutting-edge design, and stay out of the limelight. They also share what may be the best beach in the continental U.S."
The New York Times
"Seaside could be the most astounding design achievement of its era."
Time Magazine
"Alys Beach may well be the most truly innovative community under construction in the U.S. today, and it will eventually be imitated everywhere."
Andrés Duany of DPZ, designer of 300 towns around the world
"Seaside — with its cozy, narrow streets and its jumble of pastel-colored homes — is probably the most influential resort community since Versailles."
Newsweek
Travel+Leisure magazine ranked 30A's WaterColor Inn the #1 Family-Friendly Resort in North America, the #7 Best Hotel in North America, and the #36 Best Hotel in the World.
"Families can stroll the sands, hike the nature trails and canoe the lake at Grayton Beach. Upscale inns and cottages in beachfront communities such as WaterColor offer dune-bordered beaches, golf, tennis, sailing clinics and kids' programs."
USA Today
LIFE SHINES on 30A, a 20-mile scenic stretch tucked quietly between Destin and Panama City, Florida. Speckled with quaint and quirky villages, majestic coastal dune lakes, funky beach bars, world-class restaurants, 25,000 acres of protected habitats, and the world's most spectacular white-sand beaches, you can spend endless lazy days exploring narrow cobblestone streets, soaking-in sunset jazz, or just playing tag in the surf with dolphins and pompano. But bring your sunglasses. Life shines pretty bright here. B-)
